Frances Drone-Silvers, Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Health and the current HSLI Secretary, is the 2024 recipient of the HSLI Starfish Thrower Award. The Starfish Thrower Award recognizes an HSLI member who has made a difference to the organization. Please see below for the statements of nomination. As a solo librarian within a “survival” culture,…
Final Reminder: Registration for Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25) Closes Mon., Oct. 21
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) This is a final reminder that registration for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, which will take place online from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25, closes on Monday, October 21. Please see below for instructions and rates. Registration costs: For more information on the Conference,…
Information on Keynote Speaker and Continuing Education Sessions Available for 2024 HSLI Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Registration Deadline Mon., Oct. 21
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) Please join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. We have a wonderful slate of speakers, continuing education events, and poster and lightning talk sessions. Here’s what you can expect from our keynote and continuing education courses: Wednesday, October 23: Thursday, October 24: Friday,…
Reminder: Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Oct 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for the October Coffee & Conversation – an opportunity to visit virtually with your colleagues – for a chance to hear what’s new, what’s exciting, and what’s challenging. It will take place on Thursday, October 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM…
President’s Message–October, 2024
All: Since this is my last “President’s Message”, I want to thank everyone for the opportunity to serve in this role. According to the list on the website, only 27 people, total, have held the position since HSLI’s founding, so I consider it a true honor and privilege to have led this organization. I have…
Call for Public Comment and Endorsement: CARLI Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries
via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) At its September, 2024, meeting, the CARLI Governance Board discussed the growing national climate of budget cuts, mergers, and closures in higher education, for colleges and their libraries. In response to this disturbing trend, the Board approved the Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries. With this statement specifically,…
Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Oct 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for the October Coffee & Conversation – an opportunity to visit virtually with your colleagues – for a chance to hear what’s new, what’s exciting, and what’s challenging. It will take place on Thursday, October 17, from 3:00 to 4:00…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services. Its…
Information on Keynote Speaker and Continuing Education Sessions Available for 2024 HSLI Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Registration Deadline Mon., Oct. 21
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) Please join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. We have a wonderful slate of speakers, continuing education events, and poster and lightning talk sessions. Here’s what you can expect from our keynote and continuing education courses: Wednesday, October 23: Thursday, October 24: Friday,…
Illinois College of Optometry Offering VisionCite Database Subscription to HSLI Institutional Members–Deadline Thurs., Oct. 31
(via Dr. Christine Weber, Illinois College of Optometry. The Illinois College of Optometry Library is pleased to offer a subscription to its proprietary VisionCite journal citation database to all HSLI institutional members. VisionCite Journal Article Citation Database VisionCite is a citation database of vision-related journal articles developed and maintained by the Illinois College of Optometry Library. It now includes over 425,000…